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About Vipra Village

Vipra is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 417 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 626 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vipra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583227
Area (hectares) 316.28 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 417
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 626
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vipra compares

By the 2011 count Vipra is the 113th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 316.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Vipra

Vipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vipra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vipra from other places

Vipra lies about 42 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Gangavathi Railway station, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vipra
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 3.2 km
Nearest town Gangavati 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Gangavathi Railway station 4.3 km
District headquarters Koppal 42 km

Villages closest to Vipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangawati tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vipra

As per the Census of India 2011, Vipra village had a population of 678. That makes it the 113th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Vipra village has 417 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vipra has about 626 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Vipra is 583227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vipra covers 316.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vipra falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vipra is Gangavathi Railway station, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vipra.

Vipra is about 42 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vipra is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Gangawati is about 3.2 km away. Gangavati is about 3.2 km away. Gangavathi Railway station is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Virpapur (1.5 km), Rajapur (2.5 km) and Hosalli (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vipra today is likely to be higher.

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